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Original Post
ratios - 19-06-05 11:23
by: nannynick
theodore wrote:
we have
babies, 3months - 18months
toddlers, 18mths - 2yrs8mths
preschool, 2yrs8mths - 5yrs
Theodore, your rooms may need to be reoganised to make better use of staff. If you are in England then Ofsted regulations apply, and 1:3 for under 2's, 1:4 for 2-3's, 1:8 for 3-5's.
As you have 18 month olds combined with children aged 2, then you need to work out each day how many children are Under 2 and how many are aged 2-3 years. Then you have to have the right number of staff for each ratio, so keeping it simple, lets say you have 3 under 2's and 12 2-3's, this would mean having 4 member of staff (at all times).
Same would apply to pre-school, you can't use 1:8 ratio, instead you have to take into account those who are under 3, whom need a 1:4 ratio.
And yes, leaving 3 members of staff with 18 toddlers (18mths-2yrs8mths) would be a breach of Standard 2, and would probably have invalidated your insurance!